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The dental and skeletal dimensions of individuals with Class I skeletal pattern in puberty were compared. Eighty patients with Class I malocclusion were selected, independent of the vertical relations (overbite) of the incisors. The sample was divided into 3 groups: normal, short and excessive lower anterior face height, based on facial proportions. The dental and skeletal measurements of the 3 groups were compared among themselves. In the angular measurements, the results showed no correlation in the mandibular plane angle. In the linear measurements, the mandibular length was significantly greater in the group of patients with short lower anterior face height, with a positive correlation among the three groups. The dentoalveolar heights of the incisors had a positive correlation among the three groups in relation to the lower anterior face height, showing that they are responsible for its variation.

The use of computers as an auxiliary instrument for case evaluation and procedures in health sciences is not new, and their advantages are well known. A growing number of orthodontists are using computerized systems for cephalometric analysis. Thus, this study evaluated the reliability of both computerized and manual methods used for creating profile cephalograms. Fifty profile radiographs were selected from the files of the Post-Graduate Course in Orthodontics at the Dental School of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. The good quality of the material was the only necessary requirement for selection. Results were submitted to the interclass correlation coefficient and a reliable similarity between cephalometric data obtained through both evaluated methods was found. However, the clinical utilization of computerized cephalometric analysis is not absolutely reliable.

OBJETIVO: no presente trabalho, comparou-se o atrito produzido por braquetes cerâmicos policristalinos e de aço inoxidável, quando combinados com fios de aço inoxidável, durante a execução de mecânica de deslize. METODOLOGIA: com essa finalidade desenvolveram-se um simulador e metodologia apropriados. RESULTADOS E CONCLUSÕES: os coeficientes de atrito verificados na combinação braquete cerâmico/fio de aço inoxidável foram superiores aos da combinação braquete de aço inoxidável/fio de aço inoxidável. Assim sendo, a execução de mecânica de deslize é facilitada quando são utilizados braquetes de aço inoxidável com fios de aço inoxidável.